Roman hashes out the details for the first party the Ironclaw pack has thrown in years with me and working with him comes easily.I don’t know what overcomes me. I just know I want to get it settled right away if I'm indeed going to do it and I think it’s already settled.I put forward decor plans, a list of packs to invite, strategic rooms to guard to throw Hunter off if he comes here and starts snooping around.With barely a week to the Alpha conference, we settle on throwing the party in the next four days which means I have four days to get my shit together and stop thinking I will fail miserably at this.I go to find Danis first. The list in my hands is clenched firmly and one or two Ironclaw guards nod to me as I make my way up the stairs. Roman’s mansion is huge and walking through it lately has made me extra aware of that.It’s also enabled me to find the ballroom they hid in here, yet even that fills me with inner conflict because do I make this an indoor event or an outdoor
“What?”Danis walks to the open window and proceeds to shut it as she speaks.“I said decide for yourself after you’ve met them. We’re going to meet them now.”I frown, a tad bit confused.“We’re going to meet your parents?”Danis nods and moves to the next window “Only my father and my siblings. That’s why I'm dressed. I have been summoned.”He says those words like they leave a sharp sting in his mouth and I frown more because I'm still a tad bit confused.“You want me to go with you…….. why exactly?”He turns and sighs, stuffing his hands into his pockets and standing in that wholly Danis macho-like way.“Let’s say they summoned me, yeah? And now I have to go, but a summons from my father is him asking me to come back, and he’s bringing my siblings as mandatory muscle.”“So you’re taking me as…. Your line of defense against trained werewolf sorcerers? Possible battle mages?”All the stories I read on battle mages and sorcerers come floating back and I shiver. I shiver and I laugh.
Roman's pov.I stagger from the amount of emotions flowing in through the mate bond.Scarlett.Something’s wrong with Scarlett.I reach the door to my office and push it open. It goes flying from its hinges and clattering onto the floor.My mind is hazy with pain as I reach for my phone. I call Fen’s line on speed dial and curse under my breath as another wave of queasy sickness overtakes me.Fenrir whimpers in panic for his mate and potent pain shoots through me.The pack must have been attacked. Something…. Something very bad is happening to my mate.“Fenwick of the Ironclaw pack here. State your business.”“Scarlett!”Fen’s worry leaks in through the mindlink and as it opens up I get a bit of relief from the pain surging through me.Fen’s footfalls echo through the line as he runs and the sound of the wind whipping past flows in from his end of the phone.I try to rouse my strength but I can't. Weakness flows like medicine through my bones and it disables me.For the first time eve
We vanish and feeling returns to my body. My arms tingle as blood courses through them and i stumble on my feet as Danis’s magic spits us out.Danis reaches for me immediately and i don’t know why i do what i do but my brain reacts without thinking and that fire flares again.This time it burns hotter than the sun and i unleash it.Danis doesn’t have time to react. He screams.The smell of burned skin and flesh wafts into my nose and Danis crumples to the floor, holding the side of his face.Yellow flame licks it’s path up the ridge of my arm and i want to send out another one. I want to send it out so bad.How dare he!How dare he abduct me! In the middle of these hard times! He abducts me and lets his father torture me.Danis curses under his breath and he doesn’t look up.Anger has me walking over to him and…. I don’t even know what to say.“Why Danis?”My voice cracks as i speak and breathing is all i can do not to cry. The amout of panic i felt.The helplessness!He just endange
Roman's pov.“Alpha Roman.”I rise from my seat immediately and the apprehension in my heart flares.“Yes.”Fen stands at the door with Maya behind him and beside them is my father. Alpha Kai Collins, former Alpha of the Ironclawpack sets his gazeon me and i feel a number of emotions course through my bones.The most prominent one is regret.I don’t know what i’m doing here. I don’t know what to do.“Have you eaten anything today Alpha Roman?”My heart sends a pang of pain to my head and i accept it gladly. The headaches, the hunger pangs, the despair that sits heavy on my heart. I deserve all of that.I couldn’t keep my mate safeI lost her yet again.“He hasn’t eaten anything since my mum left.”My eyes drift to the little girl and seeing her just reminds me of my failure once more. Scarlett has been gone for three days now.The Shadowbane pack is on lockdown. According to the warriors i killed, the pack is undergoing a spiritual purge. Every gifted member of the Shadowbane pack h
Scarlett's pov.I feel the warriors before they approach.The silver threads of the Ironclaw pack glint in their eyes and the door to the packhouse comes open.Wolves step out in broad daylight.They’re massive wolves of different colors. Their furs glisten and their eyes gleam as noses twitch in anticipation. A frown lines my face as i wonder if this is a wolfhunt? Did something else happen while i was gone?Roman’s wolf steps out and my breath catches. His wolf looms taller than the others.With dark silver fur and pitch black eyes, it looks deadlier than any of the others and joy soars in my heart.All i need to do is open the mate bond between us.All i need to do is open it and have him see me, yet hands grab me from behind and pull me back. Fabric muffles the scream that comes out of my mouth.“Got you.”I kick and struggle but a strong arm wraps around my waist and flips me around.The shadow of the buldings in the alley casts a darkness around us and my eyes meet purple ones
Hunter looms over me and we wait until Roman and his warrior wolves leave.I have to endure standing here with him, being in his presence, looking at what my life has become right now, and knowing i might lose it all in the next three days.Hunter is right.He’s the one who’s going to be seen as the victim. He’s the one the world will say was wronged.They’ll say i should never have left him. I should have never left the life i had with him.They’ll say so and i will have to agree because what is a Luna if not wrong against the word of her Alpha?The Alphas decide who lives and who dies. They decide what justice is and how justice is doled out.I feel Roman’s presence, just a step would connect us back.A step would link us once more, one to the other, yet i have to feel him go by me.I feel his presence fade, just when i could have grabbed at it.Hunter nods and he walks over to the semi circle of marks he’s drawn. He squirs the wolfsbane in the syringe over it and he turns back to l
The gates are unmanned so i let myself in.No one stops me as i make my way across the courtyard.I get to the front door before anyone finally sees me and when she does, she exclaims.In less than a minute i have people gathered around me. Omegas, because they’re the only ones left in the packhouse right now and my strength fails me because i collapse.They help me up the stairs and into a bed.One of them taps me lightly on the arm and asks “Should we bring your daughter in so you can see her?”My eyes fly to the time on the clock and it’s well past 9. She should be asleep now, and as much as i want to see her,I don’t want her to see me like this.There’s blood dripping down the side of my neck. I’m so weak i can barely stand without shaking. My hair is dirty, my eyes are swollen.There’s cut on my cheek where Hunter slapped me, and every flare of pain it sends to my brain is a reminder.A reminder that i have a lot of work to do.I don’t want to meet Maya like this.I look weak th